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<br />Some states. most notably California. Arizona. and Texas. <br />have adopted pOlicies which are designed to maximize the <br />efficiency of water use in various sectors. This has been <br />accomplished both through programs which provide incentives to <br />improve efficiency of water use. as well as through programs <br /> <br /> <br />which impose criteria. conditions. or limitations on water use <br /> <br /> <br />so as to achieve certain standards of efficiency. <br /> <br />These issues are amenable to legislative action should the <br />General Assembly deem it appropriate to do so. On the other <br />hand. water conservation is not an end in and of itself. but <br />rather a means to an end. Thus. any study of potential state <br />policies with respect to improvements in the efficiency of use <br />must first identify the benefits (i.e.. the ends) to be <br />received from such improvements. The analysis of those <br />benefits really falls into the broader context of the issues <br />grouped under the heading of "Recognition of Values Impacted by <br />Water Diversions." In view of the limited resources available <br />to accomplish this study. the Board recommends that study of <br />pOlicy issues concerning improvements in efficiency of use be <br />deferred until the broader issues concerning "Recognition of <br />Values Impacted by Water Diversions" are analyzed. <br /> <br />Water Riqhts Determination and Administration <br /> <br />Make court system more responsive <br /> <br />-4- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />